Paterno's actions didn't follow his rhetoric

Is Joe Paterno being hammered unfairly in the PSU scandal as some say? Should Penn State build a bigger statue of JoePa and rename the stadium Paterno Memorial Field?

He failed in mankind's basic moral obligations. By example, he failed to comply with his own high-sounding rhetoric applicable to standards he claimed to demand from his players. He wiped his hands of the affair and went back to his performance of being the grand old man of PSU football. Like others, he became an accomplice to an alleged heinous cover-up.

JoePa showed up at the games whenever he knew the cameras were rolling. But we all know that for years he was more show than substance as an active head coach. His redeeming asset was that he had strong influence at promoting financial contributions from fans and alumni.